I'm just waiting for the female protagonist to choose between two guys so she can finally save the world.

I'm terribly disappointed in this video, Daniel. Every time you asked "why," you had the opportunity to say, "... A." You dropped the ball EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. For shame, sir!

As someone who reads a lot of YA and has begun to read more Adult, I feel that YA is written to be read fast so that you read more. I find myself flying through YA and moving on to the next. Adult has me taking my time and really delving into the story. Anyone else agree?

You're literally if the Green Brothers had a long lost third brother who focused on books instead of crash course history and science

Daniel is looking like a hip university lecturer but lacking a torso.

He is not invisible, he is slowly becoming one with the books. The days are not far when the tales of Daniel Greene will be told as a man, for then he will not be but a presence.

As a Non-native speaker, reading English YA in my teens actually really helped me and nowadays I only read English literature and my studies are entirely in English. As much as the writing might be simplified, it's a really great way to join the English literary world.

every time Daniel said "WHY" my brain would just automatically say "A"

I almost want to endorse the Throne of Glass series just to see how much he would hate it

I agree that YA shouldn't be a genre. At the very most, normal fantasy books should get a recommendation for YAs if they happen to be appropriate. I have many friends that read some very complex stuff before they were even teenagers. It's time to stop infantilizing young readers.

how YA romance works:

Daniel: “If you treat females like they’re human beings, suddenly you’re writing good female characters, who would have thought?”

"Why do YAs all have shoehorned underdeveloped romances"

As a would-be author myself, I once wrote a draft of a novel that could be considered YA since the protagonist was 16 years old. One editor told me that I NEEDED to add a romance to the story. I argued that it made no sense to the story. It was suggested by another that I read the Harry Potter books so that I could understand "how" to write a YA. I let her know, in no uncertain terms, that JK Rowling does just fine on her own and the world doesn't need yet another author trying to be her.

Personally, Percy Jackson is such a fun book series aimed at kids that it kinda appeals to anyone, a child or an adult. Truly a great book series.

I really agree with the romance thing - I have nothing against it but just like you've mentioned - when it's just a box to tick and it has no real substance then I don't see the necessity of it appearing in the story. GIVE US FRIENDSHIPS TOO.

It's 2 years late, but as someone who does primarily read YA fantasy-supernatural and romance, I read it because it goes down easy. A lot of it is just my power fantasy and escapism, so I'm not asking to be challenged. If I want something more substantial, yeah I'll pick up a more adult fantasy or science fiction novel. But when I'm tired and want to be comforted, or just want to befriend or obsess over a nice character, it's hard to beat YA fantasy.

"They want to be smart, they want to be not like everyone else, and yet they are the same"

platonic friendships between a girl and boy is something i crave so hard in YA books so i agree with you about the forced romance.. its annoying.

I distinctly remember feeling absolutely immersed in Riordan’s world every time I sat down to read one of his books growing up (The Red Pyramid especially). I miss that feeling and hope to be able find that again, but I’m not sure where to start now that I’m so far removed from the YA world after spending 4 years in university and not having the time to read for fun.